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Kansas Native Named Sector Lake Michigan Enlisted Person of the Year

May 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Kansas Native Named Sector Lake Michigan Enlisted Person of the Year

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FRANKFORT, Mich. – A Kansas native received Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan’s Enlisted Person of the Year award during a ceremony at Coast Guard Station Frankfort, Mich., Wednesday.

Petty Officer 3nd Class Brandon W. Seitz, a 2006 graduate of Wabaunsee High School in Alma, Kan., is a machinery technician at Station Frankfort and received the award for exceptional service in performance of his duties.

Sector Lake Michigan recognizes one enlisted person for this award annually from a pool of about 900 eligible Coast Guardsmen. This honor is bestowed upon those who exemplify hard work, dedication and adherence to the Coast Guard’s core values of honor, respect and devotion to duty.

“He truly embodies the Coast Guard core values and sets an ideal example for all who come in contact with him,” said Senior Chief Michael Beatty, the officer-in-charge of Station Frankfort.

Seitz has been stationed in Frankfort since November of 2007 and will be transferring this summer to the Coast Guard Cutter Aquidneck, which is currently conducting law enforcement missions in the Arabian Gulf.